This week was an anomaly for me in that I have just now read my comics today. It was a smaller week then normal for me, but a week filled with some quality titles.

Marvel Knights 4 #6: Easily my favorite Marvel title right now. I had huge reservations about this book, but Aguirre-Sacasa has nailed it. Steve McNiven’s incredible art just ups the ante. When I get my Diamond list and see this title is coming in, it makes my week.

Swamp Thing #4: The horror comic to be reading folks. Andy Diggle and Enrique Breccia don’t spare the reader, and just when I think they can’t push further, they pleasantly surprise me again. This is another title I eagerly anticipate on a monthly basis. Man, Vertigo is hot again!

Strikeforce #3: I am warming up to this title, based on the fast paced action and the amazing art of Tyler Kirkham. Writer Jay Faerber isn’t playing bench warmer this time out, and his risk taking is paying off.

Ultimate Fantastic Four #6: Bendis and Millar’s last issue before Warren Ellis comes on board. This book is intriguing in every sense of the word, and I am trying to decide if it is sacrilegeous to be so eager for Ellis’s first crack at this.

Avengers/Thunderbolts #4: This mini series is a pleasant surprise. The characterization is dead on, and the art looks great. I loved the Thunderbolts series and was sad to see it cancelled, so it is nice to have a chance to revisit my favorite are-they-or-aren’t-they bad asses.

Exiles #48: I am not down with Tony Bedard’s first try at the Exiles. I have enjoyed his work over at Cross Gen, but he is taking it too seriously here. I plan to get the next story arc to give it another try, and hopefully there will be more liberties and less back story.

Ultimate Spider-Man #60: One of my guilty pleasures. Bendis makes the reader care about Peter Parker like he’s your younger snot-nosed brother. You hate to see him get into trouble, bu better when he’s in deep, if only to see just how he can get himself out of it this time.

Superman: Birthright #11: I am a huge fan of Mark Waid’s but I really want this maxi series to be over. It feels like it is dragging on, which is not a common feeling I get when reading Waid’s work.

Detective Comics #795: I hate this new Tarantula character, and much to my chagrin, she is being featured here now, instead of just the Nightwing title. Argh!

Alpha Flight #4: Man, this is just awful. I can’t even put it into words.

Have a great week everyone!

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